"You Can't Stop Me" is the first single from the
Guano Apes
Guano Apes are a German rock band formed in 1994 in Göttingen. The band consists of Sandra Nasić (vocals), Henning Rümenapp (guitars, backing vocals), Stefan Ude (bass, backing vocals), and Dennis Poschwatta (drums, backing vocals).
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' third album, ''
Walking on a Thin Line
''Walking on a Thin Line'' is the third studio album by Guano Apes. It was released on 3 February 2003 by BMG. Title of the album comes from a line in the song "Kiss the Dawn".
The album reached #1 on the German album charts and was certified ...
''. It was released as a single on 13 January 2003, at which point the album it would appear on was still untitled.
[ It reached No. 10 in Germany, also charting in four other European countries, and performing well in Portugal. It was their first single released in the United Kingdom. The song would later also appear on the 2004 greatest hits album, '']Planet of the Apes
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This song sounds like the Erasure's song Blue Savannah
"Blue Savannah" is a song by British synth-pop duo Erasure that was issued as a single on 26 February 1990, from their fourth studio album, ''Wild!'' (1989). The song was written by members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell. Mute Records released it i ...
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Reception
''Rock Hard'' magazine gave favourable reviews, calling it a great rock song[ Despite the favourable reviews, ''Rock Hard'' stated the highlight of the five-track single was actually the song "Scratch The Pitch", describing it as rousing and deeply emotional, and noting a strong vocal performance by Sandra Nasić, commenting that it was probably the result of professional vocal coaching.]
Music video
The video was filmed in December 2002 and debuted on the Guano Apes official website on 19 December.[ The video shows the band performing in a ]circus
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ring. Band member Dennis Poschwatta can be seen knife throwing in the video, Henning Rümenapp breathes fire and the video ends with Stefan Ude's body being dragged off after he dives into the ground from the top of the circus tent. The video was filmed at the William Circus in Berlin
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. An elephant from a different circus was arranged to perform in the music video. Unknown to the band, the two circus families had a strong rivalry. The William family protested the arrival of the other circus owner, who replied by threatening the Williams with physical violence. There were fears the entire shoot would be cancelled due to the escalating situation; however, the elephant was eventually taken away and its role in the video was cancelled.[
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Track listing
Charts
References
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2002 singles
Guano Apes songs